Suburb of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Roose
Roose or Roosecote is a suburb and ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
The word 'roose' is Celtic for "moor" or "heath" and the suffix 'cote' of Roosecote means "hut" or "huts". Before the building of Roose Cottages and the arrival of the Cornish miners Roose was pronounced with a hard S, as in goose; now it is locally pronounced 'Rooze', due to the Cornish accent. Roose is served by Roose railway station, one of the few remaining stations on the Furness Line in the Barrow area.
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